Joann Zwagerman

I rarely take the time to write reviews on the web, but I feel compelled to share my incredibly positive experience with Joann. We lost the entire first floor of our beach house with Hurricane Sandy, and we hired Joann to help us rebuild. She was, from the outset, professional, enthusiastic, and easy to work with. She was very sensitive to budgetary limits, and helped us not only repair the house, but make substantial improvements to the building and to the aesthetics as well. As construction progressed, there were endless surprises sprung upon her by the quirks of the house - all of which she took charge of and fixed. This included a completely destroyed wall from an old termite infestation, which she promptly re-framed and secured. The demolition team that came in before she was hired, did a fairly sloppy job of cutting through at the 18 inch height that was needed, leaving some interesting rebuild challenges around built in shelving and similar structures. Now it looks perfect.. She helped us make the most use in the most attractive way of the small space that we have. I love small cottages and houses, and she really captured the cozy feel I was looking for in the rebuild. Her creativity and deep experience as an architect really were reflected in every step of the project. No detail was too small for her attention, and she constantly was in communication with us to make sure we were pleased with her work. Now we have our beach house back, and it is better than it was before. I was lucky to find Joann, and would recommend her without hesitation to anyone interested in home renovation.

We hired Joann to design and build our chicken coop. We would definitely recommend Joann as she was very professional, creative, and reliable. It was a true collaboration. Our coop is very well made and the chickens love it! I've seen her other work and it is top notch.